2006 NHL Draft
Alexander Vasyunov in the 2006 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Alexander Vasyunov 58th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft, with the 28th pick of round 2.
He was the eighth of the 15 Russians selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 213 players selected in 2006, 91 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 68th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 58
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 28
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 55–61 in the 2006 draft
- 55Denis BodrovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 56Blake GeoffrionC55 GP · 13 PNSHNashville Predators
- 57Mike WeberD351 GP · 53 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 59Codey BurkiCCOLColorado Avalanche
- 60Jesse JoensuuL129 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 61Simon Danis-PepinDCHIChicago Blackhawks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2006 class
8th
of 15 Russians selected
33rd
of 122 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 23Semyon VarlamovG625 GP · 290 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Ivan VishnevskiyD5 GP · 2 PDALDallas Stars
- 33Igor MakarovRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 37Yury AlexandrovDBOSBoston Bruins
- 44Nikolay KuleminL669 GP · 274 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 54Artem AnisimovC771 GP · 376 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 55Denis BodrovDPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 67Kirill TulupovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alexander Vasyunov made his NHL debut on October 23, 2010, 4 years and 121 days after the draft.
18
Games
1
Goals
4
Assists
5
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 2006 draft
- 30Matthew CorrenteD34 GP · 6 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 58Alexander VasyunovL18 GP · 5 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 67Kirill TulupovDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 77Vladimir ZharkovR82 GP · 14 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 107T.J. MillerDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 148Olivier MagnanD18 GP · 0 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 178Tony RomanoCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 208Kyle HeneganDNJDNew Jersey Devils